Rental agents Gunn clearly realise it will be tough to get a single tenant, and they say: “The unit is also capable of sub-division with first floor able to have a dedicated entrance from the High Street.

It is estimated there is 1.65 million square feet of retail space in Ayr.

A member of staff at the 5,300sq ft Store Twenty One said: “I have been here 13 years, which is a long time.

“But the company no longer wants to pay big rates and rent as we rent from Slater menswear up the stairs.

“Online shopping is killing the High Street and that’s why BHS failed too.”